YES to Rest: Honoring Your Capacity While Pursuing Your Calling

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome back to another episode of Living in Your Power.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenleaf, and we are deep into our August series,
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The Empowered Yet, Aligning with What You Are Called to Do.
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Now, this week's message is one that speaks directly to the heart of overachievers,
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high-capacity men and women,
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and anyone trying to do it all in the name of purpose.
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Today's episode is entitled, Yes to Rest, honoring your capacity while pursuing your calling.
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Because sometimes the most empowered yes you can offer is a pause.
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So let's start here. Let's talk about the truth about rest.
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Rest, my dear listeners, is not laziness.
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Rest is not weakness. Rest is not optional.
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Rest is restoration. It's preparation and it's obedience. And if we're really
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honest, some of us aren't tired because we're working hard.
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We are tired because we are carrying things we were never called to carry.
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When you are constantly saying yes to everything, you will eventually say no to your own peace.
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Now let me share a truth moment. there
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was a time in my life when I felt guilty yes
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guilty for resting even when
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I was exhausted I would still be responding to emails 10 11 o'clock at night
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and I'd still agree to things to do things on weekend still show up when I had
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nothing left to give and why because somewhere Along the way,
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I equated rest with weakness,
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with falling behind, with being seen as less than committed.
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But that wasn't strength. It was a burnout in disguise.
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So what changed? Well, I gave myself permission to rest.
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And not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally.
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And the moment I honored my capacity, I felt God honor that obedience.
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So how do you say yes to rest in a purpose-driven life?
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First, recognize your limits without shame.
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My dear listeners, you are powerful, but you are not limitless. Even Jesus rested.
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Even he walked away from the crowd to pray and reset.
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Next, I want you to build rhythms, not just reactions.
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Now, don't wait until you crash. Start creating rhythms of rest before the burnout hits.
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Sabbath, walks, naps, stillness.
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Start creating and building these rhythms.
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And third, trust that rest is productive.
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Yes, rest may not produce content,
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money, or movement, but it produces clarity, health, and longevity.
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So I want you there listeners to take a moment right now and breathe.
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I want you to inhale deeply.
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Exhale slowly.
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And ask yourself, when was the last time I rested without guilt?
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Let your body, your mind, and your spirit answer that question honestly.
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When was the last time you rested without guilt?
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This week, for your Empowerment Prompt, I want you to create one intentional moment of rest.
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Block it off like an appointment. I mean, protect it like your purpose depends on it. Because it does.
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Rest isn't a break from your calling. It's part of the plan to sustain it.
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So in closing I want you to remember,
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You are not just called to do You are called to be And sometimes being means
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slowing down long enough To let God refill what you've poured out So,
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yes to your purpose Yes
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to your calling But also
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yes to your healing Yes
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to your stillness And yes
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to your restoration This week we'll close out the series With a final episode
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Entitled Living the Yes Life What alignment actually looks like So until then, dear listeners,
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I want you to continue to live boldly in your power.
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And if it gets tough, just breathe.
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You still have the strength to rise.
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Continue to live in your power.